Sven Fischer

Sven Fischer is the founder and principal of Cottage & Castle, an independent buyer's and vendor advocacy practice serving inner and bayside Melbourne. With roughly 15 years in the property industry and a background in economics, he brings a behavioural-finance lens to how buyers and sellers actually make decisions, drawing on the work of Kahneman, Cialdini and Voss to explain the psychology behind bidding, negotiation and market sentiment. Sven is one of very few Melbourne advocates to formally score energy efficiency and running costs as part of every property assessment, giving him a distinctive read on where long-term value and hidden cost really sit. He is available for commentary on the Melbourne property market, buyer and vendor strategy, auction and negotiation psychology, a...